(Market Watch, Myra P. Saefong, 23.Jan.2019) — Venezuela’s political turmoil may lead to a near-term shortage of crude for some U.S. refiners. But in the long run, it could lead...
(Bloomberg, Tina Davis and Javier Blas, 23.Jan.2019) — Will there be two OPEC presidents now? With Venezuela boasting two proclaimed heads of state, it’s worth remembering that the nation with...
(Bloomberg, Lucia Kassai, Jennifer A Dlouhy, and David Marino, 23.Jan.2019) — The Trump administration has drafted a slate of sanctions but hasn’t decided whether to deploy them, said people familiar...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 23.Jan.2019) — Construction of the New Ninacaca Supply Plant in Peru will be comprised 100% of an unskilled labor force from Pasco. The plant will...
[caption id="attachment_6522" align="alignright" width="300"] Nicolas Maduro. Source: PDVSA[/caption] (Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 23.Jan.2019) — The intention of the U.S. government is to expropriate Venezuela’s crude oil, gold, and natural...
(Talos Energy, 23.Jan.2019) — Talos Energy Inc. provided an update on the Zama appraisal in Block 7 offshore Mexico. Talos is the operator of Block 7 in a consortium with...
(S&P Global Platts, 23.Jan.2019) — The US continues to consider sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports, potentially complicating a major source of crude for US Gulf Coast refiners, as key Trump...
(Reuters, Gram Slattery, 23.Jan.2019) — Petroleo Brasileiro SA has rejected the most recent bid by an EIG Global Energy Partners-backed firm to purchase a pair of shallow-water oil clusters, two...
(Petrobras, 23.Jan.2019) — Petrobras announced that the Administrative Board of Tax Appeals (CARF) issued yesterday, by a majority vote, an unfavorable decision on a tax administrative proceeding that addresses the...
(Oilfield Technology, David Bizley, 23.Jan.2019) — Petrobras and PDVSA are the top spenders among all oil and gas companies in South America, in terms of new build capital expenditure (CAPEX)...